Though Love Be A Day / American Celebration Duo

American Celebration Duo (Artist), Richard Steinbach (Artist), Diana Guhin Wooley (Artist), Gwyneth Walker (Artist), Robert Beaser (Artist), Mark Carlson (Artist), C. Edward Hupton (Composer), John Luebke (Artist), Antonio Carlos Defeo (Artist), Beth Wiemann (Artist), Jonathan Chennette (Artist), Drew M. Placzek (Artist), Howard Helvey (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: C. Edward Hupton
• Audio CD (January 1, 1980)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: INNOVA
• ASIN: B00004RDK8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Record Guide, July/August 2000, March 24, 2001

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Bill F. Faucett - See all my reviews

This review is from: Though Love Be A Day / American Celebration Duo (Audio CD)

I cannot heap enough praise on THOUGH LOVE BE A DAY. Soprano Diana Guhin Wooley and pianist Richard Steinbach, calling themselves the American Celebration Duo, perform ten songs and song sets by as many composers. The music on this disc has been culled from over 100 songs submitted to the duo in response to a call for scores. All of the songs are very good; several are outstanding. The great work in this collection is Antonio Carlos Defeo's "Sonnet 23"--poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. I spent the better portion of one recent morning listening to it repeatedly and weeping like a baby through much of it. Of course, Browning's text is magical, and Defeo's exquisite lyrical gift and a wonderful harmonic and rhythmic sense heighten the poem magnificently. This beautiful song rates among the best new ones I've heard in years. Several other songs merit special recognition also. Gwyneth Walker's fine setting of EE Cumming's quirky texts are captivating and enjoyable, and John Luebke's lithe "Barn Swallow Suite" should become a classic. The performances are heartfelt and the sound quality is excellent. I rarely recommend song recordings to all, but I love this disc and believe that every music lover will want to own it.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Late 20th-century Songs, May 25, 2000

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Greg Kostraba -- host of "The Kostraba C... (WBAA Radio -- West Lafayette, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Though Love Be A Day / American Celebration Duo (Audio CD)

The American Celebration Duo has given us a window into the world of the composer of our day. Nothing scary here -- no serialism, atonality, or academicism. Just ravishing melody. From Gywnneth Walker's set "though love be a day" to Howard Helvey's remarkable setting of Christina Rosetti's "Another Spring," there isn't a clunker in the lot. And, the performances are fabulous; Diana Wooley's warm voice beautifully complements Richard Steinbach's exquisite pianism. Highly recommended for anybody, especially those who fear the music written in the past century.